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Theresa Elise Wege
Education
PhD. Candidate in Mathematical Cognition, part-time
Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University, UK
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current - 2018
- Dissertation: “Learning to count: Abstraction and Cardinality”
- supervised by Matthew Inglis & Camilla Gilmore
B.Sc., Psychology
Universität Leipzig, Germany
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2017 - 2014
- grade: 1.2 / 96%
Guest student B.Sc. Applied Mathematics
HTWK Leipzig, Germany
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2015
Abitur / higher education entrance qualification
Adolf-Reichwein-Schule, Marburg, Germany
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2013
- grade: 1.0 / 100%
Academic Positions
University Teacher, Statistics Support
Loughborough University, UK
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current - 2020
- Statistics Advisory Service
- Module Leader: Introductory Statistics for Postgraduates
- supervision of final year project students
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, Statistics Support
Loughborough University, UK
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2020 - 2018
- Statistics Support in the Mathematics Learning Support Centre
- TA: Introductory Statistics for Postgraduates
- co-supervison of final year project students
Visiting Researcher, Parenting and Special Education Unit
KU Leuven, Belgium
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2018 - 2017
- Project: “Investigating children’s flexible use of units for enumeration” (ongoing)
- supervised by Bert De Smedt
Visiting Researcher, Numerical Cognition Laboratory
Western University, London, Canada
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2017
- Project: “The role of multiple examples for learning the next number” (ongoing)
- supervised by Rebecca Merkley, Pierina Cheung and Daniel Ansari
Research Assistant, Early Childhood Education
Universität Leipzig, Germany
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2017 - 2016
- Project: “Interaction-Quality in ECEC-Settings in New Zealand, Sweden and Germany”
- supervised by Claudia Hruska
Research Intern, Neurocognitive Psychology
Humbold Universität Berlin, Germany
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2015
- supervised by Abdel Rahman
Research Assistant, Neuropsychology
Max Planck Insitute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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2015
- supervised by Ulrike Kuhl
Research Assistant, Developmental and Comparative Psychology
Max-Planck Insitute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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2015 - 2014
- Project: “Developing an Eye-tracking Methodology for Dogs: A Case Study in Object Recognition”
- supervised by Marie Nietzschner and Michael Tomasello
Grants and Awards
Visiting Fellowship, Scientific Research Community W000519N Developing and stimulating competencies
Dept Teacher Education, Turku University
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2021
- €2,000
PhD Award for Teaching Excellence
Loughborough University, Doctoral College
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2020
Research Summer Bursary (as supervisor)
Loughborough University
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2019
- £2462 awarded to Honali Mistry
PhD Award for Teaching Excellence, runner-up
Loughborough University, Doctoral College
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2019
ERASMUS+ grant for inter-European research visit
KU Leuven
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2017
- €2,700
PROMOS grant for international research visit
Western University
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2017
- €2,400
Full Scholarship, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Leipzig University
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2017 - 2015
Award for best Abitur results
Adolf-Reichwein-Schule
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2013
Teaching
Statistics Advisory Service
MLSC, Loughborough University, UK
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Current - 2019
- support for research students and academics in study design and data analysis
- rated 4.9/5 in 2020
Module Leader “Introduction to Quantitative Research for Postgraduates”
“Introduction to Quantitative Research for Postgraduates”
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Current - 2019
- workshops covering basic philosophy of science, general linear model, satistical inference, data visualisation
- using RStudio, SPSS and JASP
- fully remote in 2020, rated 4.7/5
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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2020
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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2018
Service
sigma Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support
Steering Group
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Current - 2020
UK Reproducibility Network
Local Network Lead
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2021 - 2019
- co-founded the Open Research Collective at Loughborogh University
- established and organised a monthly ReproducibiliTEA journal club with 20-30 regular attendees
- participation in the Open Science Working Group
Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity Commitee
Postgraduate Representative for the CMC
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2021 - 2019
MEC Writing Workshop
Co-Organiser
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2020
- organised a weekly departmental writing workshop following Barbara Sarnecka’s model
Leipzig University Senate
Elected Student Senator
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2017
Psychonetz Leipzig – Mental health support for refugees
Co-Founder
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2017
- advocacy for access to mental health support for refugees in leipzig
- organisation of events and workshops to raise awareness
Tutor at Villa Leipzig
volunteer tutor for refugees learning german
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2017 - 2015
- preparing and teaching bi-weekly lessons
Representative Friedrich Nauman Foundation
Representative in Leipzig
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2017 - 2015
- organising outreach events for students at Leipzig University and HTWK Leipzig